Release: AWS Direct Connect on 2011-08-03

This is the initial release of AWS Direct Connect. This service allows users to link their internal network to an AWS Direct Connect Location using a high-throughput dedicated connection in a data center. With this dedicated connection in place, users can create logical connections directly to the AWS cloud (Amazon EC2, Amazon S3, etc.) and Amazon VPC, bypassing Internet service providers in your network path.

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Billing Behavior Modification for AWS Direct Connect Customers

Data Transfer over AWS Direct Connect will be
billed in the same month in which the usage occurred. Standard Internet Data
Transfer incurred by using other AWS services will be charged the
following month. For example, if you transfer 500GB over AWS Direct
Connect and 1500GB over the Internet in June, you will be charged for
500GB of Data Transfer at AWS Direct Connect rates on your June billing
statement and 1500GB of Data Transfer at Standard Internet Data
Transfer rates on your July billing statement. Please see the AWS Direct Connect product page for details.